Li-Ning generally does an excellent job of paying homage to its Chinese roots — the Way of Wade 3 ‘Year of the Horse’ is one of the most amazing shoes I’ve ever held in hand. Come the end of this month, there are two new Li-Ning WoW4 colorways that celebrate two of China’s greatest cities: Beijing and China.
According to Li-Ning, the uppers are crafted from “a technical heathered tri-blend sweat mesh” and feature modern film accent patterns. The unique tongue is crafted to match and has an embroidered Wade logo. The Beijing is done up in red for China’s national color, and the Shanghai is toned down in black for fashion. The midsoles of this latest pack of WoW4s are kept white for a clean look, and the carbon fiber detailing on the outsoles is killer.
However, what really sets these two Li-Ning WoW4 colorways off are the unique insoles: each shoe has a map of its corresponding city printed on its insoles — a touch I absolutely love. The pack will retail for $333 USD and drops May 25. It’ll be available at WayofWade.com, NBA Store, NYC and Edition Boutique, Miami.
So, which one do you prefer, the Beijing of Shanghai? And thoughts on the price? Sound off below.
There’s a typo. Should be Beijing and Shanghai in the first paragraph
That price is insane and probably accurate. I saw them on hibasketballshoes for like $570.00 for the pack at my size 10.5. I almost wiped my eyes to make sure that the price was correct. That’s just too much for my pockets although I know that someone out there will get them. I’m not sure the thought process behind that $$$ but it is what it is I guess. I wish that they had released a straight up black pair like these for a reasonable price this year. I would have preferred that to my Origami pair although I do like the Origamis that I got.
You get 2 pairs of shoes for $333. Black pair and red pair
$570 is pretty laughable. they may be good shoes but they are not iconic to command such price. whoever buy these for such price are idiots.
I like the simplicity of the design. Shows you don’t need flashy patterns to make an eye-catching shoe. The $333 price tag has to be for a bundle though, or it’s just ridiculous. Also, I believe the “Year of The Horse” colorway was actually for the WoW 2 rather than the 3. I’m still kicking myself for not buying a pair for $90 during that seasonal sale a while back!
I doubt that it would be $333 for the bundle when 1 pair of the WOW4 sells for almost $200. That would make the pack cheaper than the individual shoes which we know never ever happens. LOL!
It’s $333 for the pack. They supplied the wrong information.
Yes you get both the black pair and red pair for $333
It is for the two. Making each pair come under retail of most single releases. Materials on these are awesome. I’ll have a detailed look and review by the time they release.
Now that is an interesting development. $333 for the pack is pretty good then. I didn’t see that coming but then that opens up a new can of worms. How available will they be especially for each shoe being under retail?
Yes. Year of the Horse was the 2s, 3s were Year of the Sheep.
I bet these are about $150 US in china!
Same price in china. You get 2 pairs of shoes for $333
I love the price, even though it’s outside of my price range. Nike/JB would actually upcharge on the price of a pack, even though conventional wisdom states that bundles are cheaper than individual pairs. $333 means the a customer gets 2 shows below standard retail. I love all the pressure these brands are putting on Nike.
Its shocking to see an actual discount when buying two shoes at once *Cough* Curry Pack *Cough* any Jordan pack*Cough* any Foamposite pack*Cough*
These will be tempting. These are beautiful. I love the Wade 4 silhouette. I just wish the eyelet straps were a premium matte leather and not the shiny material used. If the Wade 4’s retailed for $130-150 I would have purchased several more colorways. If I fail on the Flu Games I might pick these up.
The closed material makes the shoe look a little clunky, in open-mesh the WoW4 looks much more dynamic.
The black ones are dope but the price is ouch.
333 for 2 pairs ? Nothing ouch about it.
Unless you don’t want both. They look like great shoes but I don’t know about the all red. I wonder if there’s any way to find 1 (the black pair) for a reasonable price. How hard do you think it would be to sell one back if you had to buy both but only wanted one? Serious question. I might go for it to get the black pair and sell the red straight up at no profit or any of that BS. But that plan only works for someone who has $333 to even spend at the time of purchase.
I might just have to come out the pocket on the day and then sell the Red ones on eBay or something because the All Black pair is just fire to me but I’m not a bright colors right of guy and all All Red might be too bright for me.